"Humph, these birds are really annoying. Uta is ready, let's go."

Anna was really annoyed by these birds. It was better that she was beaten now so as to avoid being exposed. Although they might not be able to recognize her after she dressed like this, who knows what would happen if there was one who was careful.

"Go this way." Beckman led everyone back to the base. As soon as he approached, he heard someone shouting.

"Boss, what happened? They said you were beaten?" Jesus Bu looked at the people coming over with a sniper rifle in his hand.

"It's okay, Jesus, but you still need to be alert to the surroundings and make sure they don't get close to this tent."

After giving instructions to Jesus, Beckman led everyone into the tent. After entering the tent, Hongo took out a roll of bandage and threw it into Beckman's hand.

Uta looked at Beckman's hand, opened her mouth but didn't say anything, just lowered her head and sat quietly, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Anna saw that the atmosphere was so awkward and no one spoke. She was unsure for a moment until someone who had been ignored by them stood up and spoke, breaking the deadlock.

"Shanks, my name is Gordon. I'm really sorry, but I can't keep our agreement." After hearing what Gordon said, Uta widened his eyes and stared at Gordon.

Although Anna had confidence in him and would not be unable to bear all this, she was still worried about Uta. She hugged Uta and gently comforted her.

"Gordon, don't worry about it. You haven't violated our agreement. You've taken good care of Uta." Shanks raised his swollen face and calmed Gordon's nervousness.

Although Shanks' face looked a little funny now, Gordon couldn't laugh at all. After taking a deep breath, he slowly recounted the situation at that time.

As the story goes on, Uta feels guilty, regretful, and a little relieved.

Anna looked at the look on Uta's face and pulled her to her side, letting her face rest on her shoulder.

"It turns out that all this... is caused by me..." Uta leaned on Anna's neck and said this slowly.

"Uta, this is not your fault. It was the ancient demon king at that time. And it was also my fault at that time." Gordon said hurriedly after hearing Uta's words, and then lowered his head in shame.

The atmosphere fell silent again, and the entire tent reached freezing point again. Anna felt the wetness at the crook of her neck and gently patted Uta's back, hoping to give Uta some relief.

At this time Shanks stood up and sat next to Uta. "Uta, you know, your singing can really bring happiness to people. It is not a sin."

"But Shanks, the whole island was destroyed because my singing summoned that old demon king, and all the people on the island..." Uta's hand tightly grasped Anna's clothes at her chest, and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

“Uta, it’s not your fault, and as your father, how could I let you bear these sins alone?

And your singing always makes people feel happy, so we left you there, hoping that you can bring happiness to more people, not just to us on the boat."

"Shanks but..." Uta raised his head from Anna's neck, bit his lower lip, and looked at Shanks with red eyes.

"There's nothing to worry about. You are the most precious singer on the ship. Just sing happily. Come on, smile." After Shanks used his big hands to wipe Uta's tears, he used his fingers to make Uta smile widely.

Looking at Uta's red eyes from crying and her weird smile made by Shanks, everyone else couldn't help laughing, and the atmosphere in the room eased.

"Uta, Shanks is right. No matter what, you are the singer of our Red Hair Pirates. We will never abandon you."

"Yes, Uta, you have always been the happy pill on the ship. You don't know that the boss cried when we left."

After hearing this, Shanks quickly covered Ben Xiang's mouth and said, "I'm not crying. It was the sea breeze that blew me away."

"Everyone--." Uta couldn't help but burst into laughter when she saw this scene, and Anna finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her smile.

"Okay, now that everything has been made clear, let's hold a party to welcome Uta's return." Without waiting for anyone else to agree, Shanks immediately ran out of the tent to notify people to prepare the wine and food.

Gordon also breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Uta who was smiling easily, he couldn't help but feel happy for Uta.

A huge bonfire was burning in the center, and everyone was drinking and singing. The banquet was very lively.

Uta looked at this long-lost scene and couldn't help but tears up in her eyes again. Shanks noticed it keenly and stuffed the barbecue in his hand into Uta's mouth.

"Try to see if Lakilu's skills have deteriorated. If so, I'll give him a good training."

"Boss, what nonsense are you talking about? My cooking skills are improving every day."

Uta took a bite and found it was just the right temperature. The fresh juice filled her mouth, which made her feel happy. "Indeed, it tastes really good, Lakilu."

Anna looked at Uta who was gradually relaxing, and walked out of the crowd with peace of mind.

After arriving at a place far away from the crowd, he stretched hard, then bent down and looked at Gordon who followed him out.

"Tell me, what's the matter with calling me out?"

Although Gordon was a little frightened by the action of pressing him, he quickly adjusted his mentality.

"I'm really sorry for my initial hostility towards you."

"Is it just for this? It's nothing. I really did look like a human trafficker at the beginning. It's really normal for you to treat me like that."

Gordon walked slowly to his side and said, "No, I am still very grateful to you. I had already noticed that Uta had some psychological problems at the beginning, but I still avoided these things.

If you hadn't appeared, I wouldn't have thought that things would really break out, I wouldn't have said these things, let alone told Uta the truth."

"Well, actually you don't have to blame yourself. After all, this was agreed upon in the beginning, and you are just abiding by the agreement." Anna pulled Gordon to sit on the ground. Looking at the old man who had been stern to her before, and now became so gentle and elegant, she felt a little uncomfortable.

"I am just a little too conservative. If I had told Uta the truth earlier, he wouldn't have endured so much."

Seeing Gordon's annoyed expression, Anna put the wine in Gordon's hand. "How things develop is never controlled by humans. It can be good or bad. This time it just happened to be a good result.

Sometimes you shouldn’t think too much. Come, have a sip of wine. If you think too much, you will be very tired. Oh, don’t worry, this is new to me, I didn’t drink it. ”

To be honest, Anna didn't dare to drink, for fear of getting drunk and acting crazy. She held the wine glass in her hand just to fit in with the atmosphere of the party.

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